John Dilworth

John Dilworth

Academy Award nominated director John R. Dilworth is a New York-based animation director and designer whose work has appeared on CBS, Showtime, HBO, FOX, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, MTV, Canal +, and Arte. His films have been featured in museum programs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. He is the founder of Stretch Films, Inc., one of the leading animation design and production studios in New York City.

His 1995 animated short film THE CHICKEN FROM OUTER SPACE, sponsored by Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network, was nominated for an Academy Award, an Annie Award, and a Cable ACE Award. Re-named "COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG", it was developed as a television series in 1998, with Dilworth serving as executive producer, director, and co-writer on all 52 half-hour episodes as well as voicing numerous characters. COURAGE THE COWARDLY DOG wrapped production in 2004 as one of Cartoon Network’s top-rated shows and has been broadcast continuously since on Boomerang! and the Cartoon Network.

Dilworth has produced and directed sixteen independent and sponsored short films that continue to be screened worldwide.

Work by John Dilworth